Expression of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae proteins by vaccinia virus.
AUTOR(ES)
Lyons, J
RESUMO
Eight Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. leprae genes were inserted into the vaccinia virus genome by in vivo recombination. The resulting virus recombinants were shown to express five different M. tuberculosis proteins (71, 65, 35, 19, and 12 kDa) and three M. leprae proteins (65 and 18 kDa and a biotin-binding protein) by Western immunoblot analysis, radioimmunoprecipitation, or black-plaque assay. When injected into BALB/c mice, the recombinants expressing the M. tuberculosis 71-, 65-, or 35-kDa protein and the M. leprae 65-kDa protein or the biotin-binding protein elicited antibodies against the appropriate M. tuberculosis or M. leprae protein. These vaccinia virus recombinants are being tested for the ability to elicit immune protection against M. tuberculosis or M. leprae challenge in animal model systems. The recombinants are also useful in generating target cells for assays aimed at elucidating the cellular immune responses to mycobacterial proteins in leprosy and tuberculosis. Furthermore, the M. tuberculosis 65-kDa protein and four of the other mycobacterial proteins share homology with known eucaryotic and procaryotic stress proteins, some of which may play a role in autoimmunity.
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